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9 Physics

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not an electrical conductor

a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Aluminium

d)

Rubber

2.

Which of these is not an electrical insulator

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Silver

d)

Glass

3.

In an insulator, electrons transfer from atom to atom to allow electricity to pass through a wire

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A conductor

a)

Doesn't allow electricity to pass through it

b)

Only conducts electricity in an open circuit

c)

Does not light up a bulb if attached to a circuit

d)

Allows electricity to pass through it

5.

The best insulators are

a)

Plastic, rubber, wood, glass

b)

Silver, air, paper, silicon

c)

Copper, aluminium, gold, steel

d)

Ceramic, fabric, paper clip, cork

6.

An insulator

a)

Is usually a metal

b)

Opposes electrical current meaning electric charges do not flow freely

c)

Conducts electrical current very easily

d)

Works by electrons jumping from atom to atom through a wire

7.

What is the name of this component?

a)

battery

b)

cell

c)

open switch

d)

lamp

8.

What is the name of this component?

a)

battery

b)

cell

c)

open switch

d)

lamp

9.

What is the name of this component?

a)

fuse

b)

cell

c)

bell

d)

lamp

10.

Is this an example of a series circuit?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

It is a parallel circuit

11.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series circuit

b)

Kilowatt circuit

c)

Parallel circuit

d)

potential circuit

12.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
13.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
14.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
d)
light
15.

Voltage divided by Resistance

(V / R)

a)

Current

b)

Power

c)

Ohms

d)

Watts

16.
Current times Resistance equals
 (I X R)
a)
Power
b)
Voltage
c)
Amperage
d)
Ohm
17.

Voltage divided by Current

(V / I)

a)

Current

b)

Power

c)

Resistance

d)

Watts

18.

What is the name for the pressure that forces electrons to flow through a circuit?

a)

Voltage

b)

Capacitance

c)

Resistance

d)

Current

19.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
20.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
Convection
b)
Electromagnetic waves
c)
Radiation
d)
Conduction
21.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks. This is...
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
22.
Heat transfers from an area of ________temperature to an area of ______ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
23.
Warm water from the ocean moves to the north while cool waters moves to the south. This is an example of.. 
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
24.

How is energy from the Sun transferred?

a)

by radiation

b)

by conduction

c)

by convection

d)

by the force of gravity

25.

Cold water has ______________ density than warm water.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same

26.

When you touch hot sand, heat is transferred by _________ to your skin.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

27.

After cooking an egg in boiling water, you cool the egg by putting it into a bowl of cold water. Which of the following explains the egg’s cooling process?

a)

Temperature is transferred from the egg to the water.

b)

Cold moves from the water into the egg.

c)

Energy is transferred from the water to the egg.

d)

Energy is transferred from the egg to the water.

28.

If you put a metal spoon and a wooden spoon into a pot of boiling water, one will become too hot to touch. Why?

a)

a. Metals conduct heat better than wood.

b)

b. Wood conducts heat better than metals.

c)

c. Metals pull in heat because heat is attracted to metals.

d)

d. Wood isn’t as strong as metals.

29.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
31.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
32.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
33.

What is the unit for frequency?

a)

Meters

b)

Hertz

c)

Decibels

d)

Meters/Second

34.

Waves that can travel through a vacuum and do no require a medium are called?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Electromagnetic Waves

35.

What is the crest of a transverse wave?

a)

the lowest point of the wave

b)

the middle of a wave

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

nothing

36.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
37.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light 
d)
Electromagnetic
38.

It is the high pressure part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.

a)

Compression

b)

Amplituide

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Wavelength

39.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude